Civil Society

1. CivilSociety Kaleigh Robbins, Krissy Proffitt, Pat MacDonell, Alexa Roytek

2. Definition Civil Society: overlapping network of civic associations that binds the population into a society autonomous of the state.

3. Susan B. Anthony • Campaigned for women’s rights by demanding that women be given the same civil and political rights that had been extended to the black males under the 14th and 15th amendments. She became an active member in the Women Suffrage Association and the National American Women Suffrage Association and by lecturing throughout the country.

4. Women’s Suffrage • National Women’s Suffrage Association - played active role in obtaining the right to vote for women - pushed hard for labor unions to grant membership to women • American Women’s Suffrage Association - founded in 1869 in Boston - same goals as NWSA but in different part of the country • In 1890, the two Associations merged to form the National American Women’s Suffrage Association

5. Importance • Protects the natural rights of the individuals in the society. • Furthers the common good through charitable donations and philanthropic actions.

6. Letter • Dear Students, • Thank you for your inquisitive letter. I would be delighted to answer all of your questions. First I will tell you a little bit about myself. I was born in 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts as the second of eight children. My father was a cotton picker and an abolitionist. My childhood was a very strict one, I had to study a lot and learned to read and write by the age of 3. My family and I moved to New York when I was 6 years old, where I was home schooled and taught the progressive image of womanhood. This was the first time that I had heard of the concept of equality for women. I was sent to a girls’ boarding school in 1837, which I did not enjoy. I then went on to become a teacher in Rochester, New York. • I became interested in women’s suffrage when I was teaching in New York, because I believed the women should receive the same wages as men. My career of a women’s activist began when I attended the First American Women’s Rights Convention in 1848. I then went on to write my first journal entitled The Revolution, which detailed my opinions and beliefs of equality for women. I spent the rest of my life fighting for equality and suffrage for women. • Thank you so much for your interest in me and my work. Fight for your rights!!!! • Sincerely, • Susan B. Anthony

7. Letter • I was born in 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts as the second of eight children • My family and I moved to New York when I was 6 years old, where I was home schooled and taught the progressive image of womanhood • I became interested in women’s suffrage when I was teaching in New York, because I believed the women should receive the same wages as men. • My career of a women’s activist began when I attended the First American Women’s Rights Convention in 1848. I then went on to write my first journal entitled The Revolution, which detailed my opinions and beliefs of equality for women http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blanthony.htm